Enjoy life...

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem

source: Al Haadi

The manner in which we live nowadays, where with the types of advertising, we want a new car, a new house, new furniture, etc. So we then go and ask the banks, whereas we could suffice with lesser than that. Now this is how the banks thrive. They thrive on our greed. If we live just to our needs then the banks will have no business. What we need is contentment and the satisfaction of the heart. Look at the labourers we have. They enjoy life and appreciate the R 100 or R 200 that they earn for the day. They have this contentment. If we have this mindset then we will be happy for everyone. We should learn the masnoon du‘aa: “Allahummaghfir lee zambee wa wassi’ lee khuluqee wa tayyib lee kasbee wa qanni’nee bema razaqtani wa laa tuzhib talabee ilaa shay’in sarraftahu ‘anni”. The meaning of “wa wassi’lee khuluqee” is: broaden my chest i.e. I will be able to accommodate all situations and have a broad charisma. For example, the daughter lost her husband. Now you do not feel that I have to sit for four months with my daughter and I have to take care of her. Instead you will understand that the best sadaqah is money spent on the daughter that has come back to your home.